Trump’s 35% Tariff Bulldozer Tests Carney’s Strategy of Avoiding Conflict

Mark Carney in Ottawa on June 6.Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg

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By Thomas Seal, Randy Thanthong-Knight, and Melissa Shin

July 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM UTC

Updated on

July 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM UTC

It seems that nothing Canada has tried so far has shielded it from the threats of Donald Trump.

Barely a week after Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney restarted trade talks, Trump published a new broadside against one of the US’s largest trading partners, threatening a 35% tariff.